Feb 182016
 

Dr. Dog- Bring My Baby Back

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/18-2/22/16)-

Thursday

SPEED SHOW LA: Manifesto is a one night art show all taking place on the computers in an internet cafe. This time in Koreatown with over 20 artists participating including Petra Cortright and Yung Jake (free)

Aram Moshayedi and Hamza Walker are discussing their collaborative work curating Made in L.A. 2016, the Hammer Museum’s biennial, at MOCA Grand Ave (free)

Avid Dancer are playing with Gothic Tropic and Banta at The Echo

Poet Paisley Rekdal is reading at The Hammer Museum (free)

Friday

Dr. Dog are playing at The Wiltern with Hop Along

The Chocolate and Art Show is at KGB Studios in Chinatown with DJs, bands, henna tattoos and of course, chocolate and art (also Saturday)

Human Resources is hosting Meet & Greet 2016 which describes itself as “somewhere in between a party and a science fair: an opportunity meet some of the new & independent arts organizations in Los Angeles” with each participant giving 2-minute presentations (free)

The Dream is playing at The Troubadour

The Seth Bogart Show is a “televisual performance” at The Echo with Seth (formerly of Hunx & His Punx), Geneva Jacuzzi, Chela and Cold Beat

Film School are also playing at The Echo

Saturday

homeLA’s dance performance will take place this time in a private home in Angeleno Heights

For part of their John Sayles weekend programming, Cinefamily is hosting Master Class for which Sayles will be discussing his work before a screening of City of Hope

Questlove will be performing at The Globe Theatre with The Gaslamp Killer opening

Saturday and Sunday

The Air + Style Festival is at Expo Park with J.Cole, HAIM, Danny Brown, A-Trak, Incubus and more over the two days (Goldstar has discount tix)

Sunday

Artist Wyatt Mills is speaking with curator, art critic and author Shana Nys Dambrot at Project Gallery

Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant will be discussing their collaborative book Shadows at LACMA’s Art Catalogues (free)

The Festival of (in)Appropriation is back at the Egyptian Theatre with its collection of new film and video artworks made from already existing media

Expert Alterations and Future Death are opening for Ringo Deathstarr at The Echo